ALDINGTON STOCK MARKET.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1471, 20 June 1912, Page 8

ALDINGTON STOCK MARKET.

'By T(H( graph;--Press Association.) .. Christclmrch, line 1° At the Addingiov, live stock-market Hay.Ulier's.:was-again': a^larec'entry*bt<lat isheep.'a" few more fat'lambs than last.wcek; ?and;a:.'small entry-of store, sheep':,- The la.tr .■tcr : :'mamtaii!ed. the keen'demand'; that,has all throughi-thciseason, 'And?fat lambs; recovcred;6d;. riei:■- licad from i'tho; decline of last week,;.j;Prinie-'fal; shcep wcre'lirtn at.last.-jiveelt's rates,'' Fat cattle, "ofswhirh there' was'/a/larVc:. yarding,v'showj.ed'.' aii' improvement., in at .-about.'.last week's"rates'..:. The entryof' store j'shcep ■-.was a'. sniair'one.V I,arabs--'.about half the' yarding iii, sheep.-,thc larger jpart'of:-the balance .being ewes. 1 ■ Only , ;a ■:few. pens of wethers : ;were ; .ofrcred.->. : ,V'i'iß'fe ;\vas a fair a.U-endancc. of buyers;, for ... : all "classes;-, and' -tlie :i «ile'-'was- : a;.;remarkably -good one...■ , In ..'ewes''. tile ■ improved-.: demand,.'--reported ...'last 'week,.-.was more 1 than.' maintained,' the: '■range vof ;, prices . being ■■ slightly higher. 'Lambsjwei'e. unchanged, the market having :,hn ; -;aipward ". tendency .'for forward *The; entries of wothcrs: ; ineludcd nothing of .isiiperior'-quaJit.y; the itop price being ,15s. l?d.;;.QuotationsKwes; Two,■ four;- six,-and 'eiglit-toot.il,-. to 17s. 3d.; four, sis,"and cigllt-" :,too.thSow-conditioned,.;.lss.: lOd.'to . 1 6s;>"6d./ ,'fnr; the bestssorts'l. four '.and \[liiira ; 14s.'; 'sound-mouth', -13s.- 6d.:;.tp :!5«:;'6d;; '■..six alld cight.-lopth;'"- : sinall,'--;l6s.';- ;h -.fullVnnri! 'iraiiing-mouth;. Jl-vlo : ..15^; : ;;;affod :.e:*ve=, , ;7^. ..to;:.9s:.:*"'-" r '-'V '. I-'/. ! '

6(t.;;;g6b:1,: ■■ riS'.':Gd. !: .to 12=.6(t.; medium, 10s. 9d: to .Us: 2d.;: sniall.,aud:'im'erior,--9s. to" Ss. Bd.;-ewe '■■■: larabs, : ':l2s.'. sd. for ■'small halfbreds. to !3s. for-' llircc-(]iin.ri'.'!i'brcdf. Wethers:;". Best sortsi to 16s. 9(1.; Rood sorts, 155.*5 d.: to 16s.,"Tlie yarding of fatlambs t0ta11ed.5675, .' or; 1 356m0re-than last week. There were ' somc. vcry .good lines on offer, and, though ■■■ there ■■'were many,.unfinished lots, the pro- t, portion,of .these 'WRS not: so large as.doring"t,he week before; There was a good do- - mand ail through thebaic,and prices were , : firmer-bys,about 6d.'.:.per.'head. .. Tegs made v 16s; 6d. to'l9s.--2d:;"and. a' few extra' to 2Zs; 6d. : Average'freezing weights, 135.: to 165.nnd'lighter,*. 12s. 4d. to-12s. 9d.,~ there being an absence : of the" very .light - lambs that |>: sold below >2s. last week. Several lots were | bought'by. graziers/; and a. few'.pens were .; passed in. . ••••.. " ..TliG 'f'at'sheep pens.' were strain fully-: oc- : : ciipied- with, a' mixed yarding,', of' 'which ewes'formed the'largest proportion.,.. There' v was.'' keen competition-foi" wethers, aTium- ...■ her of -prime lines of these ' being offered.* .;' Best classes'of ewes: also sold well/but in- : . '■ tenor- 1 sorts, (that'..failed to . arouse any .< competition 'from'export buyers), Were more. difficult'to.dispose of.-The range of prices ;. was i^Extra:.'prime ■'wet!iers, to. 28s. r 6d.; prime;-: la&.i to,. 21s.;'' others, .15s.' to -17s. Sd.; ■ extrai-prime"'ewes; .-20s; Bd;i prime;:;i4s.'--6d, , to ■ 19s>':6d:; "others, lfe. to i4s.;. extra-prime merino:'.wet-hers,.'i9s..,-3d. ; :■ w' -;'.-..t. '.'■ln "tho'.fat Seattle • pens', the entry" showed ; aniherease on the'previous'week, the. total reaching; 320;'. as,compared with... 242. at: the ... previous "'week's'.; sale, ■ and" 190;- at the ' held on ■■'.Tu-ne ;5:. - The yarding, included a S number; of 'large bullocks, in excellent con- ■ (lition,'". : andvthe usual- proportion of .heifers ■ and'eows';'.',-'For" best beef the market: : was distinctly.'■■brigh'ter'-.Lthan 'at'.- some-'-'recent . sales',Tand.'the ; priee'of the best quality of , beef-showed \ an', appreciation [equivalent, to ls.C per--1001b.,' reaching to s 305.;,. as Against. -, 295; last.i\veek,;-Otlier.:..classes pfibcef.were .. unchanged;:i prices.- rahgingV.froin ,235.';.6d:. for I 'cow- bcef lo ":that: given'./aboye.Steers'.. realised' £7. 7s. 6d. to. 511; extra;, to. £16 ; 7s.V,6d.'';'.heifers;' : . £6Uo>.£.U-'2s.'.6d;';...'cows'; -.t5. . 10s. •to .€ll 10s: ' .The yarding was very , small, I ?and ;consisted I :principally:; 1 of./rows; many.:.'classes .wore'.' unropriisonted: '..There ■. wa"s',a: ; free,.demand for anything:;good.'i.but l.he./absence". of gentries'.,of; clap;: prevented ; much".business beihg-.do'no'. Yearlings;;iuade;j. £1 17;;...6d.; : lwo-ycar steers, £4 7s. 6(1. three-year'Aste'ers; ;£6-ss : :; : :'.(lry'. 'c'ow\s;''.£l'MS_-'i: to £3 7>. £;l.;.d'.iry tows, £4 E-s. to £8 10-.; : one'extra'. to 5?.-..' : -'k-i : There .was -a! fairly'.'hriro'Scntry of fat"pigs, liut : the'>yardi.i!g, included,a-. nu.niber.::of un-finished.-','.'lines:.; Pncc?'''.v'.were,.';'f;;: n .nichanged. Choppers:madc":..Gos';,:to '87s.;;,hcavy, baco.nerj.: ■ 6Os.L t6 ; '!"os.', : ' ''l''glitci';so"ts;isos.:i:tg : ThcseVprice , s' i -w.crc^c , qiial-'to;sla."pcr ; lb..v.Ti l i! ; ■ Westsclassiof'rpat'kc!'::;,iiiade',.4ls:: to. <7s. 6:1.. ; and.' smaller-Sorts •355;. : -t'o.4os:, "eouivaleiit. to] sjd. per Hi. Store? were, represented, by. a. fairlyUargo"' ent'rv,'iind good. alP'round rtemniuU'small.., being "in;; espem,; request. vslpreV :to;-..o8s:; 6d::'.''medium;: i: ;,:;;225V:.:.' ; : ,t6'.-...325;;,,'5ma.l ■■■...sorts,-.,. 14^:.^n:' : 2t?.';;v,'f ; ' , :ner?,r:7-,' 3c'..:fpL' jSmal! .sorts to 14s' for wcl!-.cro'.wn pic.-. '."j' 'V > V: : '■ ;,,:j ■ isun.\'.<n>K AitKt: r. fcleßi'npi). i'i'ess. Association.) ; ' . 5 ; ' ' . nuncdln, . At .Burn-ide i'-dhy 138 -fat r«Ulc • Warded. 'I'u'.-rc w.i? a, kt'di .anil. pr,i'ces' , 'sh'ojve;rl.:'aii:' lieailias-^ciVnipared-.wit ; !i/ last.;-week, InejiA' hbav;.V;V,'ci^^.tvi' ! illori: | S''f':r i : wiii'd. I'ritne bullociir.. .£U IC_s., ~1- • mcdiiiin.V.vXld!.';,to;'£lt.'' light',. 10-.: :lirifcr.-, prnni:, : £9 -IC-;,'-lo' "Vlf 'licon: There wa< a big ; yardin i; , being penned. 'The. major portion of 5, did 'r\H ; ?v mnn.v'.of,:.wUich;.>\vcro,- jimm.-U; ed. There .'was i::ood' dHnami >'V'J bnvpv-s-. nH^;-.\Sv\c s fv>. ,fov ; all: ; tcr 'ti'viif last Avcck.,f<'-;r.alcs;. ZOs. 'f') 25%;, : t.t^ree ; cxtn 32s"''(i(l'. ; . iii r=d i \iiii. ;V 1,8 ? ; . - t6'"i6;W'' j6 cli ncd ill m,: •1 o 5. 6 av - .9 r ;.-v> Jv i' ' ''fe m 1 ii v whs V:v 1 p ®'J 1 ii.~ t'.curc'!. Xr-u-lv the whole ol t.iic. e.1.0 btiyns ,„i p.*i,*• *\vi;h " i*a-t ratei-. 6d. t-i i an. (:d.; medium, J*. £d. to iss. f .., ? 'piK': iTHclfr'oraW m,:* aml''U:<vr M)!d at |inces':,nim:lii;p!V.;a; ; J\i\i iast, weeli's ;r:itesV.:but;; therei;wai;; W? io «fV;.:s!ipi,"'to-21sn More:, ?7«. 6:1, n-